Guitars! Yay!

[Rusty Bucket]

I've been playing since I was about eleven, so probably about 9 years, I play every possible style that I can, because I used to teach, quite often people would want to learn quite different stuff to the kind of thing that I'd usually play myself. I own 3 guitars at the moment, but have been through countless over the years, at the minute I have:

An Ibanez RG42BP - Neck through, floyd rose, a real shredders guitar, it get's the most play
http://www.instrumentpro.com/image.php?src=/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/IBARGT42.jpg&PHPSESSID=3e8cebe3c3b0efbc1cb99d3a4a6d6884
[EDIT] My ones the step up, with the sharkfin inlays

A Jackson DKMGT - string through, passive EMG pickups, I tend to use this one for drop tunings
http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/photo.php?id=1261

And an Ibanez classical because for the past two years I've been learning Bach and Francisco Tarrega .

Very nice. I especially like the finish on the Jackson, it's a really nice colour. Pity i think their headstocks are foul.

I was thinking about necks the other day. Set-throughs are obviously better than bolt ons, so why bother with bolt ons at all? I know they're cheaper, but putting massive metal bolts straight through the neck of a beautiful guitar is an abomination.

 

[Superior Mind]

Oldie thread but beats starting up a new one.

I mostly play acoustic, I have a Maton EM325c which is a beautiful fucking guitar. I altered the action a bit to bring the strings closer to the fretboard to help with harmonics.

In the way of electrics I have a hand-me-down Peavy Predator and a much abused Kay Les Paul that I quite literally found in a junkyard.

Reason I posted is that I'm looking to get back into some electric playing and... well my two electrics are not really up to it so I'm actually looking for a new guitar... kind of... when I get the money. I was thinking of getting a Fender Jaguar HH, basically because it looks like one cool damn guitar and from what I've read is pretty versatile. I was wondering if any of you Escapist Guitarists had opinions one way or the other or suggestions for a good versatile, and if I'm completely honest with you, cool-looking guitar.

 

[Lord George]

This is an old thread, but still relevant I guess. I can't play guitar well, though I keep trying, 3 of my friends play brilliantly but I just can't get the hang of the damn things. Still not sure I even tune the thing right.

 

[KaiRai]

Been playing the guitar for 3 years now. Any other lefty players out there?

Ahh, I'm a sinner, lefty but play righty

I have 2 guitars. 1 is a strat copy I got from Argos that I love despite it looking and sounding horrible My other guitar, only recently fixed, is a Jackson Warrior

On this note, how do I get my Floyd rose strings to stay the same? It seems when I tune one all the other go out of tune!

 

[StarStruckStrumpets]

Been playing for about 6 weeks. Yeah, by everyone elses standards, I suck big time, but for a beginner, I pick things up really quickly. Or so my teacher says.

 

[Artemis923]

I just got an Ibanez XPT 700. Beautiful guitar, and money well spent.

Spoiler: My Baby

I like to play death/black metal. A lot of Dissection, The Black Dahlia Murder, some Arsis, a touch of Necrophagist (I'm not quite "there" yet).

 

[Evil the White]

I've got a simple bass: Fender Squire. Not going to wow anybody, but I've been told (Both before and after my purchase) that it's a good starter bass. Might get a newer, better one eventually (Like an acoustic...I'd love an acoustic bass).

I'm interested, which one and how much did you pay for it? Because if you get a really good one then they can be better than some of the more expensive basses.

Started off on the trombone, been playing that for nearly seven years. On-topic, I've been teaching myself bass for just over a year and a half, and I'm thinking about taking lessons, and I've been teaching myself guitar for nearly a year now. I have a Sumo bass (no-one else seems to have heard of it either), a Fender Precision Squire 5-string (my favourite), a Legacy Diamond (not too bad Gibson copy) and a custom Crafter Cruiser (previous owner put in humbuckers, which make it sound a hell of a lot better).

 

[Sven und EIN HUND]

5 years here, self-taught. I used to play solely metal but I've developed my own technique and style, if I had to try and describe it I'd say...hmm.... Hendrix/Mike McCready/Jerry Cantrell/Larry Lalonde.

My beauty is a Schecter diamond series omen extreme with floyd rose trem http://media.photobucket.com/image/omen%20fr%20extreme/darkangelsavior/SchecterOmenFRExtremeBCH03.jpg (not mine but pretty much identical, cept for the finish which, while the same colour scheme, is a little wavier, i dunno how to describe it xD) Fucking LOVE this guitar. Surprisingly amazing for the price (bout $500 aus) and plays awesomely.
My first guitar was a cherry red fender squier strat. Play's great despite being outclassed by the schecter.
For gear I use an 100W marshall MG amp, effects are : behringer ultra metal pedal, cheap but has a great tone, behringer delay pedal which i cant even be bothered plugging in anymore as the battery gets drained really really fast and I don't have an adapter for it so I just use the amp's delay effect , and a Dunlop GCB-95 crybaby wah which is lots of fun

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

I play bass and guitar, grade 8 at both. I try not to limit myself on what I'll listen to and learn, there's some great stuff out there besides metal (although metal is wicked!). For instance, my bass teacher suggested I lesten to some ska music a few years ago for some interesting basslines and I've never stopped listening to it since.

Go musical diversity!

 

[aruseusx]

I'm thinking of starting to learn electric as guitars have peaked my interest over the last few months (Thanks Chuck Schuldiner, K.K. Downing, Yngwie and Mustaine). May I have recommendations of what to get as starter gear.(amps, brand, etc.)

 

[Mehplep]

8 years of guitar playing, own a Schecter Hellraiser FR, lovely guitar. The Floyd Rose recently broke though, and haven't had time to fix it lately... mainly because even though guitar is my main instrument, I currenctly play bass in a death metal band, and haven't really played that much guitar lately.

 

[The Hairminator]

Been playing for 5 or something years.
My guitar http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae10/Hairminator/S6300616.jpg
Not too happy with it.

 

[Flushfacker]

Been playing the guitar for 3 years now. Any other lefty players out there?

I am left handed, but was recommended to play right handed as it would be easier for buying guitars and stuff.

Yea me too, now I cant imagine playing left handed it just seems so... awkward, even though I do everything else left handed.

Been playing for about 10 years, but only been enjoying it for the last 2-3 since I can actually play what I want and dont take lessons anymore.

 

[The Rockerfly]

Well I have an Ibanez SAS36FM in sunburst red

Spoiler: My Ibanez

Beauty to play, light, versatile and brilliant for shredding

A Roland cube

Spoiler: My companion cube

[imagehttp://www.ostfoldmusikk.no/catalog/images/Roland%20cube-15.jpg[[/IMG]

Perfect for just playing at home and has so much control over it

Finally I have my Yamaha APX500

Spoiler: My accoustic

Which has a lovely rich tone and for £200 it was a steal

I want a Jackson V King though, neck is so smooth it's unreal
I have been playing for 5 years now but I'm already at grade 8, doing it this summer and I have been teaching friends but if I pass I can legally do it professionally

 

[zen5887]

Yeah I play bass. I'm studying Popular Music, I play in a dance band and have an audition for a metal band next week.

My gear

Spoiler: Bass and Case

Fender Jazz 24 V with R.Coco strings tuned E-A-D-G-C and Mono M80 electric bass case and a Mono 'duraweave' short strap. There is about $2500 in that picture...

Its a fantastic bass, the fact that its active means that it can play so many differnt styles. I'm digging the C string, I've got into solo stuff and chordal stuff more and more so it suits it.

The case is a beast, its harder than some hard cases I've seen. Its got a so many pockets and compartments, I an fit 3 leads, a mic, a pedal, pens, books, picks, loose change and any after gig supplies a sexy bass player needs.. What?

Spoiler: Amp

Ashdown MAG300 head + MAG410 cab

300 watts, but I haven't played it yet because I don't have the right cable. Its sitting in my office, laughing at me =(

EDIT: I've been getting lessons since I started and I think its great. Don't get me wrong, different things work for different people. I've always found it great to have someone pushing me along. Right now in my lessons I am getting taught by one of the (if not the) best bassists in New Zealand. Always good to know =D

 

[Ansem-The-Wise]

I play Bass! No formal lessons, mostly by ear. Picked it up a year ago to stave off boredom when I was living up north. I'm slowly learning to play 'properly', and I really enjoy it.

I've got a simple bass: Fender Squire. Not going to wow anybody, but I've been told (Both before and after my purchase) that it's a good starter bass. Might get a newer, better one eventually (Like an acoustic...I'd love an acoustic bass).

Whoo! Fellow self-taught bassist!

 

[Ciarang]

I kinda gave up on playing guitar after about a year, it's quite sad really

 

[ProfessorLayton]

I do play guitar. I would say that I collect obscure guitars. I have 2 B.C. Rich guitars, one with body art that's pretty sweet, a Fender acoustic guitar with an electric head, and a Fender rip-off with an acoustic head. Most recently, though, I got a semi-hollowbody guitar from my grandpa. The obscure part about that one is that it's Toyota brand.